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so that, i think obviously is tied to the election of barack obama. of course, that's what immediately precedes this rise. i think the main driver of this growth is the election of our first black president, and more importantly, what that election represents. the changing racial demographics of the united states, the ideas as the census bureau has predicted, that whites will lose their majority by about 2043. of course at the very same time, in the fall of 2008 action we saw the collapse of the economy beginning, of course, with the subprime crisis, so that really added fuel to the fire, made people angry, afraid, concerned, feeling like the country they lived in was not the country they grew up in, and so on. i think those are the two main things. the debate that began about gun control i think clearly has raised the temperature even more. sirchlts we just spent the last half hour talking about the fabric of american society being woven even tighter in times of tragedy, but can't forget about the fact that there are certain pockets about deep dissat
so that, i think obviously is tied to the election of barack obama. of course, that's what immediately precedes this rise. i think the main driver of this growth is the election of our first black president, and more importantly, what that election represents. the changing racial demographics of the united states, the ideas as the census bureau has predicted, that whites will lose their majority by about 2043. of course at the very same time, in the fall of 2008 action we saw the collapse of...
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and barack obama gave us hope or gave some people hope that that would not be the case anymore. and he's shaken things up. and he has gotten things done. but here's a case where the nature, the ingrained nature of this system here in washington, which was basically designed to defeat change, once again came into place. washington is now a sort of conservative force in american life. conservative with a small "c." not a leading force in american life. >> the senate's been called a cooling saucer. you had your tea in the old days, drink the tea, put it in the saucer and let it cool. this time was it good to let it cool? by turning it over to biden, letting him set up a commission, waiting two months to get anything done, if they had struck when the iron was hot to keep this metaphor going, right after the tragedy, wouldn't they have at least have gotten extended background checks? >> that's certainly an argument that critics are making of how the administration and how majority leader harry reid has happened this. there's been a lot of criticism over the course of this about how d
and barack obama gave us hope or gave some people hope that that would not be the case anymore. and he's shaken things up. and he has gotten things done. but here's a case where the nature, the ingrained nature of this system here in washington, which was basically designed to defeat change, once again came into place. washington is now a sort of conservative force in american life. conservative with a small "c." not a leading force in american life. >> the senate's been called...
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>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be intimidated by this, but we're going to find out who did this. and the police work being done is extraordinary, the fbi is remarkable. there's great deal of forensic evidence and we're hopeful that we can bring people to justice. turning to the business before us this morning, i do promise to remember how important the lessons are i learned in my time in congress, which means keep your remarks short so we can get to the questions. there are some things i want to share with you. one of the lessons i've learned and particularly been reenforced in my early travels, and let me just say what a privilege it is to appear -- >> a
>> president obama has signed the most, he expanded it. >> well, the last time mooil of that marathon was dedicated to the newtown families. that's when all the chaos occurred and it didn't transfer to washington at all. >> right now, we have john kerry. he's testifying for the first time at secretary of state. but he's actually talking about what happened in boston. a little bit. but he'll hit on a number of topics, we want to listen in. >> boston is not going to be...
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they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on them. ricin is made from castor beans. we've seen this happen in the past, someone will grind up castor beans, put them in an envelope, and that will trip the indicators that are looking for ricin, sort of like the difference between opium and poppies. they come from the same thing, but they're not the same thing. so they have these preliminary tests that -- for the last decade, no mail goes directly to the white house or lots of other government buildings. they have these -- they can't know for certainly until it's cultured, then they'll examine it. there may be more than the
they're targeting senators, and we have learned president obama as well. we should calling there's always the possibility of fats positives in the initial screening machines. joining me -- pete, first to you, what are we learning about these letters and the possibility of ricin? >> the possibility is the word, andrea. sent from a single person in mississippi, authorities believe they know who has done this. they've questioned that -- and they're waiting to see what the results are on...
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president obama will be here on thursday to honor the lives that were lost and to honor all the efforts of the many heroes who we saw standing up after the explosions to try to save more lives and who did save lives. our coverage continues. this does it for this edition of 360. "erin burnett up front" starts now. >> our next breaking news, just in the past few hours we have received several foephotos of evidence in the boston marathon bombing. we're going to go through each one and analyze them with our experts tonight. plus the hunt for the bomber and the clues left behind. is the killer somewhere in the pictures? >>> and something you'll never hear in new york, but we're going to play it for you because we did tonight. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett out front live. tonight we have new evidence in the boston bombings. we are seeing now evidence from the debris of the deadly bombings in which three were killed and more than 180 wounded. we'll start with the photos from our affiliate wgva. this is the remains of a pressure cooker device. clearly it has the markings of a pre
president obama will be here on thursday to honor the lives that were lost and to honor all the efforts of the many heroes who we saw standing up after the explosions to try to save more lives and who did save lives. our coverage continues. this does it for this edition of 360. "erin burnett up front" starts now. >> our next breaking news, just in the past few hours we have received several foephotos of evidence in the boston marathon bombing. we're going to go through each one...
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and they are saying that at least preliminarily a letter that was sent to president obama and received on tuesday at an offsite mail facility has tested positive for ricin. when mail goes to the white house, it doesn't actually go to the white house first. it does go to an offsite facility. this is the same case with capitol hill. keep in mind and i know our joe johns has been reminding us of this, there are people that have to process it. and obviously ricin is a very dangerous substance. so there's certainly concern there about the people who had to process this, but this was intercepted on tuesday. and the big question now is, is there a connection here between this letter, this one letter and the other letter sent to senator wicker and the bombings that happened in boston on monday? it certainly is remarkable timing and really makes you question that. jay carney, the white house press secretary was asked about this during a briefing a short time ago. and he wouldn't rule out that there was a connection. i think the reason a lot of people are asking is the bombings happened about 3:
and they are saying that at least preliminarily a letter that was sent to president obama and received on tuesday at an offsite mail facility has tested positive for ricin. when mail goes to the white house, it doesn't actually go to the white house first. it does go to an offsite facility. this is the same case with capitol hill. keep in mind and i know our joe johns has been reminding us of this, there are people that have to process it. and obviously ricin is a very dangerous substance. so...
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president barack obama praised the first responders that rushed into the chaos. police and firefighters are teaming up to offer a $50,000 reward for information on those bombers. so joining me now -- first of all, thank you for much for what we do. you weren't one of the fist on the scene, but your responders were the first to arrive, rushing into danger. and they have experience. they know what to do when bombs go off. >> yes, we had boston police and boston ems. we train together. ma marathons, special events, and teams we're usually there, and thank god they were there, and we worked together. >> you want to raise money, tell me about that. >> it's a victim's fund. it's the first responder's victim's fund. it's at the boston howard credit union, and it's brought up through the boston police, the ems, and the firefighter union. >> what do you hope to two? >> 100% of the funds will go to the victims for whatever they need or to help families out. >> how can viewers help cricket. >> it's bostonfire fighters credit union at 60 howard street, dorchester, mass, 0212
president barack obama praised the first responders that rushed into the chaos. police and firefighters are teaming up to offer a $50,000 reward for information on those bombers. so joining me now -- first of all, thank you for much for what we do. you weren't one of the fist on the scene, but your responders were the first to arrive, rushing into danger. and they have experience. they know what to do when bombs go off. >> yes, we had boston police and boston ems. we train together. ma...
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. >> to mourn those lives lost, president obama directed by proclamation this morning that flags be flown at half staff. now, please join us in a moment of silent prayer for those that lost their lives, for the injured and for all of their families, friends and athletes and all the citizens of boston that were affected by this horrible tragedy. thank you. as an additional tribute to the boston community tonight, we will play the song "sweet caroline," a fenway park tradition, at the end of the third inning. ♪ but then i know it's brewing strong wasn't the spring and spring became the summer ♪ ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed so good ♪ >> i thought that was my nephew and hearing that song, it has been a fenway park tradition for years played whether the red sox were winning or losing. >>> a vigil was held in support of the richard family. eight-year-old martin richard died in the blast. his six-year-old sister had one leg amputated. she may lose the other. she is fighting for that leg tonight. his mother suffered a brain injury. steven lynch is in that neighborhood. he is a
. >> to mourn those lives lost, president obama directed by proclamation this morning that flags be flown at half staff. now, please join us in a moment of silent prayer for those that lost their lives, for the injured and for all of their families, friends and athletes and all the citizens of boston that were affected by this horrible tragedy. thank you. as an additional tribute to the boston community tonight, we will play the song "sweet caroline," a fenway park tradition, at...
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yesterday, president obama was direct in his characterization of the bombings. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. we also know this. the american people refuse to be terrorized because what the world saw yesterday in the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept reasoning to the nearest hospital to give blood and some stayed to tend to the wounded and turning off their clothes to make tourniquets and the men and women who are still treating the wounded at some of the best hospitals in the world. so if you want to know who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that's it. selflessly, compassionately, unaffirmative. >> the death toll stands at three. more than 170 people injured. 71 of them still hospitalized and the injuries are -- we are looking at pictures from the scene. >> terrible. "sports illustrated" put out an ed
yesterday, president obama was direct in his characterization of the bombings. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. we also know this. the american people refuse to be terrorized because what the world saw yesterday in the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and...